Population in Norway compared to Somalia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Norway and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Somalia	Norway	Somalia
1960	3,581,239	2,876,331	-	-
1961	3,609,800	2,952,054	0.8%	2.63%
1962	3,638,918	3,030,091	0.81%	2.64%
1963	3,666,537	3,110,361	0.76%	2.65%
1964	3,694,339	3,192,796	0.76%	2.65%
1965	3,723,168	3,277,874	0.78%	2.66%
1966	3,753,012	3,365,106	0.8%	2.66%
1967	3,784,539	3,454,537	0.84%	2.66%
1968	3,816,486	3,546,590	0.84%	2.66%
1969	3,847,707	3,641,015	0.82%	2.66%
1970	3,875,763	3,738,448	0.73%	2.68%
1971	3,903,039	3,837,691	0.7%	2.65%
1972	3,933,004	3,939,436	0.77%	2.65%
1973	3,960,612	4,045,592	0.7%	2.69%
1974	3,985,258	4,151,842	0.62%	2.63%
1975	4,007,313	4,257,535	0.55%	2.55%
1976	4,026,152	4,365,812	0.47%	2.54%
1977	4,043,205	4,484,050	0.42%	2.71%
1978	4,058,671	4,814,892	0.38%	7.38%
1979	4,072,517	5,449,117	0.34%	13.2%
1980	4,085,620	5,936,154	0.32%	8.94%
1981	4,099,702	5,982,849	0.34%	0.79%
1982	4,114,787	6,003,840	0.37%	0.35%
1983	4,128,432	6,198,430	0.33%	3.24%
1984	4,140,099	6,428,389	0.28%	3.71%
1985	4,152,516	6,693,289	0.3%	4.12%
1986	4,167,354	6,974,788	0.36%	4.21%
1987	4,186,905	7,228,302	0.47%	3.63%
1988	4,209,488	7,235,360	0.54%	0.1%
1989	4,226,901	7,114,817	0.41%	-1.67%
1990	4,241,473	7,082,811	0.34%	-0.45%
1991	4,261,732	6,813,760	0.48%	-3.8%
1992	4,286,401	6,495,107	0.58%	-4.68%
1993	4,311,991	6,681,399	0.6%	2.87%
1994	4,336,613	7,026,797	0.57%	5.17%
1995	4,359,184	7,285,007	0.52%	3.67%
1996	4,381,336	7,554,474	0.51%	3.7%
1997	4,405,157	7,824,525	0.54%	3.57%
1998	4,431,464	8,155,417	0.6%	4.23%
1999	4,461,913	8,492,059	0.69%	4.13%
2000	4,490,967	8,838,713	0.65%	4.08%
2001	4,513,751	9,198,493	0.51%	4.07%
2002	4,538,159	9,550,063	0.54%	3.82%
2003	4,564,855	9,909,157	0.59%	3.76%
2004	4,591,910	10,280,998	0.59%	3.75%
2005	4,623,291	10,644,228	0.68%	3.53%
2006	4,660,677	10,975,502	0.81%	3.11%
2007	4,709,153	11,322,582	1.04%	3.16%
2008	4,768,212	11,663,084	1.25%	3.01%
2009	4,828,726	11,961,201	1.27%	2.56%
2010	4,889,252	12,261,756	1.25%	2.51%
2011	4,953,088	12,348,830	1.31%	0.71%
2012	5,018,573	12,461,160	1.32%	0.91%
2013	5,079,623	12,869,594	1.22%	3.28%
2014	5,137,232	13,339,491	1.13%	3.65%
2015	5,188,607	13,806,963	1%	3.5%
2016	5,234,519	14,348,740	0.88%	3.92%
2017	5,276,968	14,916,629	0.81%	3.96%
2018	5,311,916	15,452,487	0.66%	3.59%
2019	5,347,896	16,030,971	0.68%	3.74%
2020	5,379,475	16,651,191	0.59%	3.87%
2021	5,408,320	17,271,431	0.54%	3.72%
2022	5,457,127	17,801,897	0.9%	3.07%
2023	5,519,594	18,358,615	1.14%	3.13%
2024	5,572,272	19,009,151	0.95%	3.54%
2025	5,618,653	19,654,737	0.83%	3.4%
2026	5,648,542	20,305,905	0.53%	3.31%
2027	5,669,085	20,959,056	0.36%	3.22%
2028	5,688,775	21,601,810	0.35%	3.07%
2029	5,707,206	22,247,714	0.32%	2.99%
2030	5,724,586	22,915,042	0.3%	3%
2031	5,741,140	23,589,793	0.29%	2.94%
2032	5,756,663	24,258,789	0.27%	2.84%
2033	5,771,048	24,921,830	0.25%	2.73%
2034	5,784,408	25,593,666	0.23%	2.7%
2035	5,796,851	26,294,943	0.22%	2.74%
2036	5,808,721	27,009,199	0.2%	2.72%
2037	5,819,995	27,731,170	0.19%	2.67%
2038	5,830,604	28,455,755	0.18%	2.61%
2039	5,840,493	29,167,897	0.17%	2.5%
2040	5,849,273	29,896,286	0.15%	2.5%
2041	5,857,345	30,635,956	0.14%	2.47%
2042	5,864,766	31,350,028	0.13%	2.33%
2043	5,870,957	32,057,980	0.11%	2.26%
2044	5,876,291	32,780,417	0.09%	2.25%
2045	5,881,391	33,510,163	0.09%	2.23%
2046	5,885,772	34,248,030	0.07%	2.2%
2047	5,889,156	34,996,366	0.06%	2.19%
2048	5,892,131	35,743,960	0.05%	2.14%
2049	5,894,300	36,474,683	0.04%	2.04%
2050	5,895,192	37,206,497	0.02%	2.01%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.